Microsoft Word and Excel Bits & Bytes

Quickly insert hyperlinks into Microsoft Word and Excel

Quickly create hyperlinks in your Microsoft Word, Excel, or Front Page document by highlighting text and pressing "CTRL + K".

Close all open files at once in Microsoft Word and Excel

Close all open Microsoft Word and Excel files by holding down the shift key and clicking "File" and then "Close All".

Quickly open recent files in Microsoft Word and Excel

Quickly open the recent files by first pressing "ALT + F" to open the file Menu and press 1, 2, 3, or 4 or the number that corresponds in front of the recent document you wish to open

Print only sections of a page

Save on your printer ink by selectively printing in Windows programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Internet Explorer (and other browser), WordPad, Outlook, etc. To do this highlight portions of text you wish to print and click the Print icon or option in the File menu. In the printer dialog window (like the one shown below) under Page Range choose the option Selection.